Career Summary
- Played in 46 career games, starting in 16
- Named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List (2016-17)
- Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent First Team Defense (2016)
- Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team (2015)
Personal
- Born in American Fork, Utah
- Parents are Makay and Pele
- Father played football for Utah
- Also recruited by Stanford, Utah, Wyoming and Washington State
- Served in the Washington Tacoma Mission
Before BYU
- Prepped at Lone Peak High
- Ranked the No. 8 football recruit out of the state of Utah by Scout.com
- Named defensive MVP at the 2009 All-Polynesian Camp in Bountiful
- Totaled 87 tackles and five sacks as a senior, leading Lone Peak to a 9-3 record and 5-1 league-best mark in 5As Region 4 along with Alta High School
- Named Outstanding Linebacker at the BYU football camp
- Also lettered in wrestling and played rugby
- Coached by Tony McGeary
Mission
Freshman Year
2013
- Recorded two tackles and .5 tackles for loss versus Idaho State
- Saw action in eight games
Sophmore Year
2014
- Notched a career-high five tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss in win over Virginia
- Played in 12 games while recording 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Junior Year
2015
- Totaled career highs with six total tackles, six solo stops, three tackles for loss and his first career sack against UConn
- Had two sacks in the win over Cincinnati
- Recorded two tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack against Fresno State
- Played in 13 games and started six
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team
Senior Year
2016
- Played in all 13 games
- Started 10 games at defensive end
- Posted 50 total tackles
- Led BYU with 11 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks
- Six tackles, two sacks and two TFL against Michigan State – all in the second half
- Had eight total tackles, season-high 2.5 TFL, 1 PBU and 1.5 sacks against Mississippi State
- Notched a career-high nine tackles at Boise State to go with his one sack and and first forced fumble
- Named to the 2016-17 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
- Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent first team defense
Medical Redshirt Year
2010
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